Continuing my previous post where I ended at the top of the Willis Tower in Visiting the City of Chicago, this entry focuses on each of these locations. It had been over two decades since I visited the Museum and about six years for the Shedd Aquarium. Being back in these locations, especially Griffin MSI, felt familiar and also brand new at the same time, and a little surreal.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Entry Hall (Chicago, IL)Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Tornado exhibit, no.1 – Patterns in NatureGriffin Museum of Science and Industry Avalanche Disk in motion – Patterns in NatureGriffin Museum of Science and Industry Soundwaves in Water – Patterns in NatureGriffin Museum of Science and Industry Tesla Coil – Patterns in NatureGriffin Museum of Science and Industry Transportation Gallery (Chicago, IL) no.1Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Transportation Gallery (Chicago, IL) no.2Turbofan Engine Detail – Manmade DetailsGriffin Museum of Science and Industry U-505 Submarine – Boats, Submarines, Yachts *coming soon
One of the more fascinating—though undeniably unsettling—exhibits I wish I’d had more time to photograph was the human anatomy display, where real human bodies were preserved and sliced in half to reveal what we were probably never meant to witness.
Human Nervous System – Real Specimen – Human Life Abstracted (coming soon)Human Cut in Half and Preserved – Real Specimen, no.1 – Human Life Abstracted (coming soon)Human Brain Cut in Half and Preserved – Real Specimen
Making our way back towards the Griffin’s new Henry Crown Space Center, I was able to capture clear images of the SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft.
On Sunday, the day we planned on heading home, we took full advantage of the humid weather and early morning to get a head start at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, which soon filled up to there being more people than should have been there! Seems like we all had the same idea. Similar to the marine life from my recent post, visiting the Toledo Zoo, these are my favorite underwater images I was able to capture, except for a couple shots of penguins I got at the end of our visit.
